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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 175, NO. 57 | Thursday April 12, 2012
By Melissa Caskey and Chloe
Stepney
Daily Trojan
Two graduate students were fatally
shot early Wednesday morning in a
car in front of a residence on Raymond
Avenue near 27th Street.
The Los Angeles Police
Department responded to the scene
in the 2700 block of Raymond Avenue
shortly after 1 a.m., where one female,
23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male,
23-year-old Ming Qu, were found shot.
Wu and Qu were transported to
California Hospital Medical Center
in Downtown Los Angeles where they
were pronounced dead.
Officers found Wu inside a late-model
BMW 3-Series and Qu outside
of the vehicle.
At some point after being shot,
Qu fled from the car toward a nearby
house to seek help, LAPD Cdr. Andrew
Smith said.
LAPD said the suspect at large is
male. No other details or descriptions
have been provided about the suspect.
There are no yellow-jacketed
security ambassadors patrolling the
area near the crime scene.
Carlisle said two video patrol
cameras and two license plate
recognition cameras are stationed in
the area, but not directly on Raymond
Avenue. DPS turned over all camera
footage to LAPD.
“We are saddened and outraged
at this horrific act,” Denzil Suite,
associate vice president for student
affairs, said in a statement. “I
encourage us to pull together as a
community for support and comfort
during this difficult time.”
Wu and Qu were both studying
electrical engineering at the Viterbi
School of Engineering.
“As a dean and professor but also
as a Viterbi parent, this news hits me
very deeply,” Viterbi Dean Yannis C.
Yortsos said in a statement. “On behalf
of the school, I want to express my
strongest sympathies to the families
of the victims, all our students,
faculty and staff and the university
community. I know that the entire
Viterbi community, around the world,
has been shaken by the news.”
Michael L. Jackson, vice
president for student affairs, and
Todd Dickey, senior vice president
of administration, released a joint
statement to the USC community
Wednesday.
“Our community is saddened
and outraged by this callous and
Two graduate students shot dead
Ying Wu and Ming Qu, graduate students studying electrical
engineering, were shot on Raymond Avenue on Wednesday morning.
| see Shooting, page 6 |
Chloe Stepney | Daily Trojan
Investigation · Dept. of Public Safety and Los Angeles Police Dept. officers respond to the crime scene
of the murder of two USC graduate students on 2700 block of Raymond Avenue on Wednesday. For
resident, faculty and student reactions to the shooting and safety in the area west of campus, see PAGE 6.
Basic instinct: Ethereal
and epic, The Hunter
deserves a watch. PAGE 4
Traveling: No. 1 Trojans look to
defeat No. 8 CSU Long Beach at
Long Beach. PAGE 15
weather
today
hi 61
lo 54
tomorrow
hi 55
lo 48
By Cursta McCullom and
Chelsea Stone
Daily Trojan
Hundreds of students and faculty
gathered for a candlelight vigil at
Tommy Trojan Wednesday night to
remember the lives of Ying Wu and
Ming Qu, two graduate students
who were fatally shot Wednesday
morning.
Wu and Qu were Chinese
international students studying
electrical engineering. John O’Brien,
executive vice dean of engineering
at the Viterbi School of Engineering,
said the school has been greatly
affected by the loss.
“I know that around the world the
Viterbi community has been shaken
by the news of this tragedy,” O’Brien
said.
The Chinese Students &
Scholars Association, the USC
Office of Religious Life and several
other organizations on campus
collaborated to host the event.
Wei Nan Wang, president of CSSA,
emphasized that the vigil was meant
for the entire USC community.
“We need to be more cautious,”
Students, faculty hold vigil for Qu, Wu
USC administrators say they
encourage students to use
one another for support.
| see Vigil, page 2 |
Remembrance
Ani Kolangian | Daily Trojan
Honor · Students, faculty and administrators gathered in front of Tommy Trojan on Wednesday as part of a
vigil in honor of graduate students Ying Wu and Ming Qu, who were murdered early Wednesday morning.
Libraries
By Casey Rea
Daily Trojan
USC Libraries has announced
Crocker Business Library, locat-ed
in Hoffman Hall, will be open
with extended hours for finals
this semester because of students’
increased use of the library.
USC Libraries tracks the num-ber
of students visiting libraries
each semester. These numbers
are used to decide which libraries
would be most advantageous to
have extended hours.
Hugh McHarg, associate dean
of planning and communications
for USC Libraries, said this deci-sion
aims to meet students’ needs.
“We get a lot of students asking
where else they can study because
Leavey is too crowded,” McHarg
said. “We want to look at areas
where we can serve more people
with study space most efficiently.”
The reason Crocker Library
has not been open with extend-ed
hours in the past is because of
the difficulty in keeping libraries
that are located within specific
departments open, McHarg said.
“Not all libraries stand alone,”
he said. “We have to make special
arrangements with other depart-ments
and units responsible for
that subject area. The Marshall
School of Business is contributing
by providing extra security so the
building and library can be open
longer for students.”
The USC Libraries’ decision to
keep Crocker Library open longer
during finals is part of their 2011-
2013 Essential Library Strategic
Plan, which aims to enhance the
libraries’ key services for stu-dents.
“The plan focuses on provid-ing
intellectual and physical en-vironments
for students, [increas-ing]
the amount of study space
available, as well as the maximum
number of hours these spaces are
open,” McHarg said.
Students in Marshall said they
are thankful USC Libraries has
acknowledged the need to have
the Crocker Library open longer
because it will provide business
students with a valuable place to
study.
“I definitely intend to use
the library during finals,” said
Leinate Abulaiti, a junior ma-joring
in business administra-tion.
“If you’re studying for a
business-related class, then im-mersing
yourself in a business-related
environment may provide
you with different input and per-spectives.”
Kathryn Haugen, a junior ma-joring
in business administration,
Crocker Business Library
to extend hours for finals
The extension of library
hours is part of USC Libraries’
2011-2013 strategic plan.
| see Libraries, page 3 |

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 175, NO. 57 | Thursday April 12, 2012
By Melissa Caskey and Chloe
Stepney
Daily Trojan
Two graduate students were fatally
shot early Wednesday morning in a
car in front of a residence on Raymond
Avenue near 27th Street.
The Los Angeles Police
Department responded to the scene
in the 2700 block of Raymond Avenue
shortly after 1 a.m., where one female,
23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male,
23-year-old Ming Qu, were found shot.
Wu and Qu were transported to
California Hospital Medical Center
in Downtown Los Angeles where they
were pronounced dead.
Officers found Wu inside a late-model
BMW 3-Series and Qu outside
of the vehicle.
At some point after being shot,
Qu fled from the car toward a nearby
house to seek help, LAPD Cdr. Andrew
Smith said.
LAPD said the suspect at large is
male. No other details or descriptions
have been provided about the suspect.
There are no yellow-jacketed
security ambassadors patrolling the
area near the crime scene.
Carlisle said two video patrol
cameras and two license plate
recognition cameras are stationed in
the area, but not directly on Raymond
Avenue. DPS turned over all camera
footage to LAPD.
“We are saddened and outraged
at this horrific act,” Denzil Suite,
associate vice president for student
affairs, said in a statement. “I
encourage us to pull together as a
community for support and comfort
during this difficult time.”
Wu and Qu were both studying
electrical engineering at the Viterbi
School of Engineering.
“As a dean and professor but also
as a Viterbi parent, this news hits me
very deeply,” Viterbi Dean Yannis C.
Yortsos said in a statement. “On behalf
of the school, I want to express my
strongest sympathies to the families
of the victims, all our students,
faculty and staff and the university
community. I know that the entire
Viterbi community, around the world,
has been shaken by the news.”
Michael L. Jackson, vice
president for student affairs, and
Todd Dickey, senior vice president
of administration, released a joint
statement to the USC community
Wednesday.
“Our community is saddened
and outraged by this callous and
Two graduate students shot dead
Ying Wu and Ming Qu, graduate students studying electrical
engineering, were shot on Raymond Avenue on Wednesday morning.
| see Shooting, page 6 |
Chloe Stepney | Daily Trojan
Investigation · Dept. of Public Safety and Los Angeles Police Dept. officers respond to the crime scene
of the murder of two USC graduate students on 2700 block of Raymond Avenue on Wednesday. For
resident, faculty and student reactions to the shooting and safety in the area west of campus, see PAGE 6.
Basic instinct: Ethereal
and epic, The Hunter
deserves a watch. PAGE 4
Traveling: No. 1 Trojans look to
defeat No. 8 CSU Long Beach at
Long Beach. PAGE 15
weather
today
hi 61
lo 54
tomorrow
hi 55
lo 48
By Cursta McCullom and
Chelsea Stone
Daily Trojan
Hundreds of students and faculty
gathered for a candlelight vigil at
Tommy Trojan Wednesday night to
remember the lives of Ying Wu and
Ming Qu, two graduate students
who were fatally shot Wednesday
morning.
Wu and Qu were Chinese
international students studying
electrical engineering. John O’Brien,
executive vice dean of engineering
at the Viterbi School of Engineering,
said the school has been greatly
affected by the loss.
“I know that around the world the
Viterbi community has been shaken
by the news of this tragedy,” O’Brien
said.
The Chinese Students &
Scholars Association, the USC
Office of Religious Life and several
other organizations on campus
collaborated to host the event.
Wei Nan Wang, president of CSSA,
emphasized that the vigil was meant
for the entire USC community.
“We need to be more cautious,”
Students, faculty hold vigil for Qu, Wu
USC administrators say they
encourage students to use
one another for support.
| see Vigil, page 2 |
Remembrance
Ani Kolangian | Daily Trojan
Honor · Students, faculty and administrators gathered in front of Tommy Trojan on Wednesday as part of a
vigil in honor of graduate students Ying Wu and Ming Qu, who were murdered early Wednesday morning.
Libraries
By Casey Rea
Daily Trojan
USC Libraries has announced
Crocker Business Library, locat-ed
in Hoffman Hall, will be open
with extended hours for finals
this semester because of students’
increased use of the library.
USC Libraries tracks the num-ber
of students visiting libraries
each semester. These numbers
are used to decide which libraries
would be most advantageous to
have extended hours.
Hugh McHarg, associate dean
of planning and communications
for USC Libraries, said this deci-sion
aims to meet students’ needs.
“We get a lot of students asking
where else they can study because
Leavey is too crowded,” McHarg
said. “We want to look at areas
where we can serve more people
with study space most efficiently.”
The reason Crocker Library
has not been open with extend-ed
hours in the past is because of
the difficulty in keeping libraries
that are located within specific
departments open, McHarg said.
“Not all libraries stand alone,”
he said. “We have to make special
arrangements with other depart-ments
and units responsible for
that subject area. The Marshall
School of Business is contributing
by providing extra security so the
building and library can be open
longer for students.”
The USC Libraries’ decision to
keep Crocker Library open longer
during finals is part of their 2011-
2013 Essential Library Strategic
Plan, which aims to enhance the
libraries’ key services for stu-dents.
“The plan focuses on provid-ing
intellectual and physical en-vironments
for students, [increas-ing]
the amount of study space
available, as well as the maximum
number of hours these spaces are
open,” McHarg said.
Students in Marshall said they
are thankful USC Libraries has
acknowledged the need to have
the Crocker Library open longer
because it will provide business
students with a valuable place to
study.
“I definitely intend to use
the library during finals,” said
Leinate Abulaiti, a junior ma-joring
in business administra-tion.
“If you’re studying for a
business-related class, then im-mersing
yourself in a business-related
environment may provide
you with different input and per-spectives.”
Kathryn Haugen, a junior ma-joring
in business administration,
Crocker Business Library
to extend hours for finals
The extension of library
hours is part of USC Libraries’
2011-2013 strategic plan.
| see Libraries, page 3 |